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RBA Glossary definition for accrual accounting
accrual accounting – Revenues and expenses are recorded as they are earned or incurred , regardless of whether cash has been received or disbursed. For example, sales on credit would be recognised as revenue, even though the debt may not be settled for some time.
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Measuring Profits from Currency Issue
10 Jul 1997
Bulletin
– July 1997
As a result, the cash-flow measure shows a much larger increase in the mid 1970s than does the accrual measure. ... Similarly, the decline in nominal interest rates that has accompanied the fall in inflation has seen the accrual measure of seigniorage
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/jul/1.html
RBA Australian Corporates' Sources and Uses of Funds
10 Oct 2009
Bulletin
– October 2009
While cash profits tend to be correlated with accounting profits, they can differ significantly at times. ... This is because accounting profits are prepared on the basis of the accrual method, whereby revenues are recorded when they are earned and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2009/oct/1.html
Regulatory Competition and the “Generic” Financial-Services Firm | Conference – 1991
21 Jun 1991
Conferences
2.30. 5.14. n.a. Loans past due 90 days or more plus loans in non-accrual status. ... to use accounting tricks to overstate the agency's income and net worth; and.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1991/kane.html
The Australian Economic ‘Miracle’: A View from the North | Conference – 2000
24 Jul 2000
Conferences
Certainly current fiscal innovations such as Charter for Budget Honesty (1998) and the adoption of accruals accounting are likely to help by increasing the transparency of fiscal policy and make it ... However, the Charter for Budget Honesty and accruals
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2000/bean.html
Trends in Australian Corporate Financing
17 Dec 2015
Bulletin
– December 2015
The aggregate funding behaviour of the Australian non-financial corporate sector has been fairly steady over the period since the global financial crisis. However, this masks the quite divergent experiences of the resources and non-resources sectors.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/dec/4.html
Box C: Fiscal Policy and Economic Activity
11 Aug 2015
SMP
– August 2015
The projections also depend on whether the flows are measured using cash or accrual accounting principles. ... Broadly speaking, accrual measures record when commitments between two parties are created, whereas cash measures record when payments are
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2015/aug/box-c-fiscal-policy-and-aconomic-activity.html
Funding the Australian Resources Investment Boom
22 Mar 2013
Bulletin
– March 2013
Investment by the Australian resources sector has risen steadily since the early 2000s to be at record levels. Most of the investment has been made by publicly listed companies, with contributions split evenly between Australian and foreign listed
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2013/mar/6.html
Introduction | Conference – 2006
23 Jul 2006
Conferences
There is also the practical concern of attempting to measure individuals' saving behaviour (including, for instance, accounting for the role of any public or corporate pensions they might have) and determining ... They suggest a promising alternative is
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2006/intro-2006.html
Panel Discussion on Financial Stability: Ten Questions and about Seven Answers | Conference – 2010
9 Feb 2010
Conferences
First, such institutions hold assets that are carried mainly on the books on an accrual basis. ... It was noted, however, that international accounting standards required modification given that they are currently inconsistent with such provisioning
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2010/caruana-disc.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2004
Bulletin
– August 2004
Bulletin – August 2004 Statement on Monetary Policy. Download the complete Statement 773. KB. Economic developments over recent months point to continued good growth of the Australian economy. The global upswing has maintained its momentum since
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/aug/1.html